Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
For starters, this is not BK's most well written book. However, I have traveled with her (metaphorically) by way of her novels, appearance on NOW as well as a journey of a family, so I found it to be delightful. I also purchased Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life in the autumn of the year and read a bit from her Thanksgiving season to others at a meditation gathering. I was inspired by the book and the love that shines through it. So, if you are attuned to food as a spiritual path (She would never say that!), I whole heartedly recommend A,V,M. Also, in the stress of these economic times, it will cheer you on to self-sufficiency.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life will change the way you look at food and shopping. I think it should be read by all that cook and shop since it brings to light the way our food is grown, prepared and shipped. It explores so many angles in the production of food and it is interesting! I now look for locally grown food whereever I shop, and try to buy organic when I can.
YOU'LL LOOK AT (AND LOVE) FOOD IN A NEW WAY
This is one of those books that has the power to change your life and make you look at the world in a new way.
Rather skeptical at first, I became deeply moved about halfway through "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle." Barbara Kingsolver presents many compelling reasons to change the way we eat and to enhance our relationship with food -- not the least of which are infinitely better taste and nutrition. Other reasons are concern for the environment, struggling farmers, and people living in poverty the world over.
I wouldn't want to rely on my own skill and labor to produce the majority of my own food. Kingsolver shows the time, energy, perseverance, knowledge, and good luck needed to grow food for oneself. The result may ... Read More
Common Sense still exist...
This is a terrific book and so far has been a joy to read. It points out the shortcomings that as humans we have created, yet at the same time offers solutions that are so simple. Maybe if we packaged seeds and growing our own food with a remote control or some new techno gadget, people might get interested?
Pretentious and preachy
I really wanted to like Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. I agree with the author in that as a culture we've clearly gotten out of touch with living off the land and have become a fast food society. But I struggled to even get through the first chapter. The tone of the book is much too preachy and pretentious giving it a "holier than thou" feel. It's hard to get past that.
